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HALFTONE SCREEN—A screen placed in front of the negative material in
a process camera to break up a continuous-tone image into a dot formation.
HARD COPY—Copy of any kind produced on paper or any substrate except
film, used for proofing, checking, revising, or redrawing.
HARMONY—A pleasing arrangement of the picture elements, because of
the similarity of one or more qualities.
HEXAGON—A six-sided figure.
HIDDEN LINE—Thick, short dashed lines used to show a hidden part or
edge.
HIGHLIGHT HALFTONE.—See
DROP-OUT HALFTONE.
HIGH SURFACE—See HOT PRESSED.
HINGE JOINT—A joint limited to back-and-forth movement.
HOLDING LINE—A line usually drawn in black on a mechanical intended
for reproduction.
HOOK AND LOOP BOARD—A briefing board covered with nylon hook
material to which items backed with a nylon loop material will stick.
HORIZON LINE—An imaginary horizontal line representing the observer’s
line of sight.
HOT PRESSED—Also called HIGH SURFACE. A smooth art paper or
illustration board.
HUE—The name given to distinguish any color.
HYPO—See SODIUM THIOSULFATE.
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